IPL 2025: Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan And Sai Sudharsan Among Gujarat Titans' Likely Retentions, Mohammed Shami Misses Out; Claims Report

October 30,2024

IPL 2025 Retentions: Mohammed Shami might have to look for a new team in the IPL 2025 as his name could miss out from Gujarat Titans' potential retention list ahead of the mega auction.

IPL 2023 champions Gujarat Titans are all set to retain captain Shubman Gill alongside star spinner Rashid Khan and left-handed batter Sai Sudharsan.

"Shubman, Rashid and Sai will be retained by the franchise," an IPL source was quoted by PTI as saying.

Notably, Gill captained the side for the first team in IPL 2024 in the absence of the former skipper Hardik Pandya. They had a tough campaign last season and finished eighth in the points table.

Titans had won the IPL on debut in 2022 before finishing runners-up the following year, both under Hardik Pandya's leadership.

As per a report in the PTI, uncapped hitters Rahul Tewatia and Shahrukh Khan are also expected to be retained by the franchise.

The biggest decision to watch out for will be regarding star Indian pacer Shami as he has been out of action for almost a year.

Shami currently is recovering from his ankle injury, having last played during the ODI World Cup 2023 final.

On the other hand, Rashid is believed to be a leading choice as a retained option after skipper Gill, having consistently contributed with the ball.

The 26-year-old took 19 wickets in his maiden season with the team in 2022 before collecting 27 wickets in the following season. His form dipped this season when he took 10 wickets in 12 games at an average of 36.70.

Sudharsan impressed last year with 527 runs to his name in 12 games including a hundred. He also made it to the national team and has featured in three ODIs and a T20I match since then.

Talking about Shahrukh, the star batter had a strike rate of 169.33 and at Rs 4 crore, he would come with a bargain price for the franchise.

The mega auction is likely to be held overseas in the last week of November. The auction purse has been increased to Rs 120 crore from the Rs 100 crore teams had at their disposal at last year's auction.

As per the retention rules announced by the BCCI, all the teams can retain up to six players via retention or right to match, from the existing squad, the highest in IPL history.